please chance me for brown, UC berkeley, etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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hi! please chance me for BU, brown, UC berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, Case Western, UC Chicago, Emory, U Mich, UNC, UT, and WashU STL.

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E, 36S, 34R, 35M, 32 W)
SAT II: Math 2-800, will take Latin and Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): self-studied Psych this past May and took classes for BC Calc, Latin, US Gov, and Physics. Got a 5 in AP Bio last year
Senior Year Course Load: Vector Calculus (BC Calc Prerequisite), Biochemistry (AP Bio Prerequisite), AP Chem, Art History, Senior English Electives, Advanced Latin Seminar (AP Latin Prerequisite)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really lol. Inducted into Hermes Language Honor Society, placed in State and National Level in unnamed language competitions
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-4 years of varsity swimming (captain) (not good enough to get recruited haha)
-4 years of jv cross country
-6 years of a well known national language organization, (state board), maybe or maybe not running for national board for it
-language club president

  • SAID (Students advocating informed decisions) club president
  • member of chamber choir in my school

Volunteer/Community service:

  • 120+ hour volunteer at local museum (selected as lead in one of their programs, helping other students navigate)
  • 200+ hour volunteer at local library
  • 50+ hour volunteer at local women/children’s shelter

Summer Activities: working as lifeguard, volunteering (lol)

Intended Major: Double Major in Psychology and Classics
State: TX
School Type: small private school
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Thanks!

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oh also my UC GPA is 4.24

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Is UC GPA used for admissions?

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How do you calculate UC GPA?

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@namticity01 I believe it is used for statistical purposes more than admissions purposes; I just wanted to give that info just in case it could be used to gauge my chances
@rokun123 I used this website: https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/ (I believe it is correct but I’m not sure)

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bump? bump.

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Just off the top of my head.

Brown, UChicago, WashU are reaches for everyone. You have really good chances at any of them though, as long as you get them to nod at your essays.

Rest should be matches. Also, shouldn’t UT be an auto admit for you? (Or I am confusing it with another TX school)

Hope you are prepared for full pay with your family income.

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WOW,

It seems like your accomplishments would never end! Such a well-rounded kid!

I’m a freshman, so I might sound a little naive.

I would say you have a great shot at all of those colleges except the UC schools and Brown. For the UC schools, I have heard that if your not from Cal, it’s almost impossible to get in. So I would say you have a good shot for UC, but it will be a little bit of a reach since your OOS. For Brown, just like the other Ivies, it will take a lot of luck to get in. However, your ACT scores should help boost you.

Hope this helps and I wish you the best luck!

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@JezRanger I feel OP will likely get into the UCs, but because he is OOS and his family has high income, he will likely receive no aid.